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Tag Archives: creature feature
IT HAPPENED BEFORE THE 1970s….
Here goes. One each from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s! FREAKS (1932) Infamous at the time of its release for using real sideshow “freaks” as its cast, this film, which runs little over an hour, isn’t really a “horror” … Continue reading
Three VHS faves from the 80s (of course)
There was no resisting the video box art when Scanners, The Beast Within, and The Stuff were lined up on video store shelves with all the other horror films of the day. But are they all worthy of their 80s … Continue reading
It came from the 1970s…but what the hell is it?
You gotta love some of the crap they dig up to fill those cheap multi-movie boxed sets. Here’s my take on five 1970s horror films that I inadvertently added to my collection because I bought boxed sets that included one … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature feature, demons, Devil’s Nightmare, ghosts, Good Against Evil, Moon of the Wolf, possession, Snowbeast, supernatural, The Bat People, werewolf
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Chubbies – this October, the Halloween party is in your ass
Even if you love Halloween themed horror movies, if you are not a fan of micro-budget films that look like a bunch of friends got together with a camcorder and made a movie in their hometown, then you’ll probably want … Continue reading
There’s something out in the woods!
One is based on a popular horror author’s novel. One features plenty of recognizable faces. And one is a total indie. So which movie about a bunch of unsuspecting kids dying at the hands of a vicious presence out in … Continue reading
Four to watch if you like your fear to feel very familiar….
Are familiar faces and familiar plots reason enough to watch any of these modern horror flicks? Here’s what you can expect. THE WOMAN (2011) A nice family finds a feral animal woman in the woods and chains her up in … Continue reading
1970s horror insanity
1970s horror was a trip. So I’m going to bang out a bunch of trash from my formative years (explains a lot). GARGOYLES (1972) I am shocked that Gargoyles hasn’t been remade—and even more impressed that it’s still so … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Bad Ronald, creature feature, demons, exorcism, Gargoyles, occult, possession, Sssssss, The Antichrist, The Curious Case of the Campus Corpse, The Devil’s Rain, The Hazing
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Demon speak with author Rickey Russell!
Author Rickey Russell is also a fellow horror blogger, running a site called “A Southern Life in Scandalous Times.” Demon in the Mist, his first novel, is a story of a small town being terrorized by a supernatural monster from … Continue reading
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Tagged creature feature, gay horror
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Demons, vampires, mining monsters, and automobiles
It’s time for another quickie smorgasbord. Are any of these films worth a watch? Depends on what you’re looking for. BLACK CADILLAC (2003) The Car. Joyride. The Hitcher. Road Games. If you’re into these kinds of terror on the road … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Angels of Darkness, Black Cadillac, creature feature, demons, Exorcismus, Ghoul, possession, Styria, vampires
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Witches, wolves, gypsies, and zombies!
It’s time for some stupid fun with modern horror featuring classic monsters and creatures! WITCHES’ NIGHT (2007) Witches’ Night is fun, fun, fun low-budget occult horror reminiscent of cheesy flicks from the 1970s. It’s sort of like Deliverance…with witches. It’s … Continue reading